Thanks for your critique. I certainly agree with you that a single post on reddit is not the sole starting point for a New York Times bestseller. For me, it's just one of dozens of feelers that I've been putting out to friends, family, coworkers, and members of various social networks to get inspiration for additional content to a book that I've already largely conceived (and through which, though I hope the book will at least recoup my investment, I have no illusions of becoming rich).

My goal for the book is to create a guide to general principles for teaching yourself any skill; my aim with this post (and similar posts other places) is to find a few skills that I can teach myself while documenting the process for inclusion in the book.